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Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Electricity Grid
Alan Kelly
245. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if ECP-1 will increase the capacity of the batch size from 600 MW to 1,000 MW to ensure that all projects which currently have planning permission can connect to the electricity system. [13399/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Electricity Grid
Alan Kelly
246. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will adequately resource the ESB to handle the number of renewable energy projects with planning looking to receive a grid connection. [13400/18]
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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Electricity Grid
Alan Kelly
247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ESB will process more than 50 applications under the proposed new connection policy. [13401/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Public Sector Pay
Alan Kelly
131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the report on the costings of pay equality (details supplied) to be published. [12174/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Office of Government Procurement
Alan Kelly
147. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mechanisms in place to monitor the performance of the Office of Government Procurement and of the impact of its decisions on small and medium sized enterprises supplying goods and services to the State sector [12471/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Departmental Reports
Alan Kelly
148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to publish reports (details supplied). [12472/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Office of Government Procurement
Alan Kelly
149. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to publish the report of the independent external review of the tender advisory service of the Office of Government Procurement initiated in 2016. [12473/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Office of Government Procurement
Alan Kelly
150. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the SME working group of the Office of Government Procurement has not met since February 2017. [12474/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Office of Government Procurement
Alan Kelly
399. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or agencies under its aegis have received reports or representations in respect of the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises of decisions made by the Office of Government Procurement; and if so, the action she has taken in respect of same. [12469/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Office of Government Procurement
Alan Kelly
400. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the disquiet among small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in the supply of goods and services to State entities of the impact on them of decisions made regarding the awarding of contracts by the Office of Government Procurement. [12470/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Health Services Staff Remuneration
Alan Kelly
490. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if health care workers who could not attend for work during the recent severe weather at Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6, will receive emergency leave with pay and will not have to make up time as per his commitment to healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12127/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Sports Capital Programme Data
Alan Kelly
849. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of unsuccessful applications for sports capital grants in 2017 by county; the number of applications funded on appeal by county; the names of the organisations awarded grants on appeal; the amounts awarded; the reason each appeal was successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12256/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Greenways Development
Alan Kelly
473. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Glenbeigh to Renard South Kerry greenway; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/18]
Wed, 28 Feb 2018
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Commemorative Events
Alan Kelly
50. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to implement the decision to name a day as national famine commemoration day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10023/18]
Wed, 28 Feb 2018
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Digital Archiving
Alan Kelly
51. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to digitise national collections as mentioned in the national development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10024/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Ministerial Meetings
Alan Kelly
209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the meetings he or officials of his Department have had with an association (details supplied) in 2017 and 2018; the nature of these meetings; and the persons who attended these meetings. [9441/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Alan Kelly
492. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the Sligo post-cataract scheme to help alleviate waiting lists in adult eye care. [9983/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Health Services Provision
Alan Kelly
493. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the gap in eye-care provision for persons aged 12 to 16 years of age (details supplied). [9984/18]
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Health Services Provision
Alan Kelly
494. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a free annual eye exam for all children up to 16 years of age (details supplied). [9985/18]
Wed, 14 Feb 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Alan Kelly
191. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when an oncology medicine (details supplied) will be made available to persons awaiting treatment for lung cancer; the reason for the delay in making the medicine available to persons and their clinicians in view of the fact that it has been approved and made available in more than 20 European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/18]
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
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Public Sector Pensions
Alan Kelly
262. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the effect of an allowance on payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/18]
Thu, 8 Feb 2018
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Freedom of Information
Alan Kelly
10. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the work being carried out at Beaumont Hospital in respect of publishing a freedom of information disclosure log, as per the Freedom of Information Act 2014, on the hospital's website; if this process will be expedited; the timeframe for completion; if he will direct the hospital to publish as much information as possible in an open and accessible manner on a routine basis outside of freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6097/18]
Thu, 8 Feb 2018
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Vaccination Programme
Alan Kelly
87. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the HPV vaccine is to be extended to boys; when the report of the health technology assessment being carried out by HIQA in respect of the HPV vaccine for boys will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6096/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Tribunals of Inquiry
Alan Kelly
94. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there has been more than several dozen boxes of documentation provided to the Charleton tribunal by his Department and An Garda Síochána since November 2017; and the actions he is he taking over the perceived non-co-operation with the tribunal. [5413/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Revenue Commissioners Data
Alan Kelly
152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the sterling to euro exchange rate applicable to the declaration of foreign salary received by a person on 23 October 2017 for the purposes of completing the Revenue Commissioners' form 12 process online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5920/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Tax Code
Alan Kelly
153. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if fully vouched employment expenses payable on production of receipts amounting to £336.59 (details supplied) to an Irish citizen domiciled here by a UK organisation which is regarded as tax free in the UK are similarly tax free here for the purposes of the completion of their form 12 online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Crime Data
Alan Kelly
233. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the way in which homicides are classified by An Garda Síochána in view of the fact that the CSO is refusing to accept data from An Garda Síochána and the Policing Authority is waiting for a report on this matter. [5389/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Crime Data
Alan Kelly
234. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date he was informed by An Garda Síochána that there were issues with the way in which it categorised homicides; the format in which he was informed; and the person who informed him. [5390/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Garda Youth Diversion Projects
Alan Kelly
236. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 19 October 2017, if An Garda Síochána has concluded its comprehensive review of all youth referrals between 2010 and 2017; if the report has been sent to the Garda Commissioner; if not, when it will be sent to him; and when it will be published. [5410/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Health Services Staff Training
Alan Kelly
321. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the definition of the term "meaningful intervention" in order for a patient contact to be considered valid for the purposes of the continuous professional competence requirements for emergency medical technicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5355/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Professional Qualifications
Alan Kelly
322. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if a person who successfully completed their national qualification in emergency medical technology or NQEMT examinations at emergency medical technician level in March 2017 and was duly entered onto the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, PHECC, register, will be subject to audit for the purposes of continuous professional competence in respect of the cycle ending in October 2017 at some date in the future; if not, if they will only begin to be subject to audit for periods post October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5356/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Hospital Appointments Status
Alan Kelly
323. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) will have surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5357/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Tax Code
Alan Kelly
164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the comments by An Taoiseach at a meeting of an organisation (details supplied) regarding changes to the tax regime for high earners; the proposals his Department has on foot of this policy objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4307/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Proposals
Alan Kelly
165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the efforts he has undertaken to oppose harmonisation of the EU corporate tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Banking Sector
Alan Kelly
166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance the status of the public banking investigation undertaken by his Department in conjunction with the Department of Rural and Community Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4309/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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State Aid Investigations
Alan Kelly
167. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) has provided part of or all of the fines levied by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4310/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Alan Kelly
458. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary healthcare centre in Drimnagh, which was due to start in 2014; when the primary healthcare centre will be delivered; and when work will commence. [4499/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Employment Data
Alan Kelly
125. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the number of persons employed in the retail industry nationally by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2423/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Defence Forces Pensions
Alan Kelly
136. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when personal superannuation fund statements for 2015 and 2016, as provided for under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 are required to be issued to members of the Defence Forces recruited since 2012; when they will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2770/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Election Monitoring Missions
Alan Kelly
155. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department organised a briefing for a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade in advance of travel to Azerbaijan in October 2013 to observe the elections there; if so, the name of the person; and the capacity in which he or she travelled. [3300/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Alan Kelly
220. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if partial capacity benefit will be included as an eligible payment for the purposes of a SUSI special rate grant award in circumstances in which the appellant's partial capacity benefit is dependent on the appellant satisfying the underlying eligibility conditions for invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3222/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Public Sector Pensions
Alan Kelly
243. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when personal superannuation fund statements for 2015 and 2016 as provided for under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 are required to be issued to prison officers recruited since 2012; when they will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2769/18]
Thu, 18 Jan 2018
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EU Bodies
Alan Kelly
127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the selection procedure he plans to use to select a suitable person for nomination by Ireland as an advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2018; and the timeframe for same. [2416/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Tribunals of Inquiry Data
Alan Kelly
483. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documents, departmental emails, private emails, phone call logs, text messages and all other communications that relate to the terms of reference of the Charleton tribunal from his former predecessor, their two advisers, their private secretary, the retired Secretary General and the current and retired staff in the policing division have been sent to the Charleton tribunal in view of the request of An Taoiseach for a trawl to be conducted in his Department and his subsequent comments in Dáil Éireann on 6 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54367/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mobile Telephony Use
Alan Kelly
494. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if phone calls of this Deputy or other telecommunications have ever been intercepted by An Garda Síochána. [54395/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Standards in Public Office Commission
Alan Kelly
512. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all members of An Garda Síochána are in compliance currently and historically with SIPO requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54598/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Garda Retirements
Alan Kelly
523. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the retirements in An Garda Síochána from the rank of superintendent up to Commissioner since 1 January 2016 by name, rank, role and location. [54679/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Standards in Public Office Commission
Alan Kelly
524. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the acting Garda Commissioner to confirm that all senior management in An Garda Síochána have complied fully and historically with SIPO legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54682/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Road Safety Authority Campaigns
Alan Kelly
526. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the statistics provided in 2013 to 2017 by An Garda Síochána to the RSA for its road safety campaigns were accurate; his further views on whether the RSA should be refunded some of the costs that An Garda Síochána charged for the campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54688/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Meetings
Alan Kelly
527. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the dates and purposes of all meetings between his officials and associations (details supplied) since 1 January 2015. [54690/17]